Trading Systems
DealHub launches proximity hosting for FX trading systems
Co-location in Equinix data centres has already gone live for customers in London, and will go live in New York in the coming weeks
ADS Securities to provide liquidity through Integral
Start-up brokerage has connected its API to Integral and expects to execute first trade with an Australian client within days
Eurobase debuts Evo single-bank platform
New single-bank platform will have enhanced user experience and the flexibility to trade asset classes other than just FX and money markets, officials at Eurobase tell FX Week
Spotlight on: Simon Jones, Citi
Citi's head of G-10 spot trading for North America and global head of foreign exchange electronic trading talks to Miriam Siers about the growth of the bank's e-trading capabilities in recent years, and how his team has navigated the recent period of…
Morgan Stanley multi-manager platform goes head-to-head with Deutsche and Citi
FX Gateway, launched this week, will leverage Morgan Stanley’s prime-brokerage and distribution capabilities and give institutional investors direct access to up to 20 currency managers
Regulation will reshape FX liquidity, says Rule Financial
Uncertainty about regulatory changes could hurt liquidity in the first instance, but the advent of Sefs might cause trade volumes to rise, according to consultants
Electronic FX trading in Asia may switch to multi-dealer platforms
The Asian FX derivatives business is expanding rapidly, driven by increased participation from financial institutions and hedge funds. While single-dealer platforms have increased market share over the past few years, incoming regulation could force FX…
Lloyds rolls out Arena to compete in FX e-commerce
Launch of Arena platform comes after more than a year of development, which started in mid-2010 with the formation of a client advisory board to determine the key elements of the e-trading platform
Oanda continues to boost global presence with Japan operation
Oanda chief executive Michael Stumm attributes the decision to open operation in Japan to regulatory changes
Knight Capital to launch Hotspot Private Label by end of the year
Private label offering includes administrative and risk management tools and full reporting capabilities
Thomson Reuters extends Elektron hosting to FX
Thomson Reuters Matching will be the first platform to be available through the Elektron proximity hosting service, but independent platforms will be added in due course, the vendor tells FX Week
EBS signs smartTrade for streaming liquidity
Icap will use LiquidityConnect platform to allow users to more efficiently stream prices into EBS
BNP Paribas launches iPhone app for GlobalMarkets access
Gain Capital and IPC Systems add their insights on the advent of mobile-based trading
BAML to become clearing broker on FXall Order Book
Partnership answers client demand for direct access to Order Book ECN
E-platforms must expand product range or lose out, say banks
Webinar participants from banks and technology vendors discuss the implications of regulation for single-dealer electronic platforms
Deutsche's Autobahn spin-off plan shelved
Dodd-Frank caused Deutsche to look at reinventing its Autobahn platform as a Sef – but dealers now see a future for their platforms as price aggregators
SmartTrade adds CME’s FX futures to liquidity pool
Clients will be able to trade FX futures offered by CME Group as if they were trading spot, using the vendor's conversion software
Progress Software extends FX connectivity on Apama platform
Vendor has added connectivity to FX platforms of Nomura, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas and Commerzbank through its Progress Apama Capital Markets platform
TraderTools steps into the light with Citi Prime Finance
Vendor plans to pilot fully transparent aggregation tool to rival FX ECNs by the end of April
More consolidation of bank trading platforms to come, says Wall St Systems
JP Morgan's consolidation of platforms could set the trend for other banks to follow
Panellists divided over whether TCA cuts off execution venues
Buy-side traders are divided over whether the use of transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools materially influences their choice of execution venue, according to panellists at the FIX Protocol Trading Conference in London on March 1.
Gold-i unveils improved Gold-i Gate Bridge
Vendor launches version 2.5 of flagship system with improved functionality
ClientKnowledge wins over Standard Bank with LMS
South African bank Standard Bank went live with ClientKnowledge’s liquidity management system (LMS) for its FX spot business in August, it announced last week.